DIGITAL INDIA – EMPOWERING INDIAN CITIZEN THROUGH TECHNOLOGY 1Ms Ritu & 2Dr
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G.J.C.M.P.,Vol.7(2):14-18 (March-April, 2018) ISSN:2319–7285 DIGITAL INDIA – EMPOWERING INDIAN CITIZEN THROUGH TECHNOLOGY 1Ms Ritu & 2Dr. Anil Khurana 1Research Scholar, Department of Management Studies Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology, Murthal (Sonepat) Haryana, India 2Professor, Department of Management Studies Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology, Murthal (Sonepat) Haryana, India ABSTRACT India will become a different nation when it adopts the digital technology. It is supposed that the new drive on promoting mobile connectivity and internet can help India will make huge growth in the digital world. The aim of this paper is to understand the concept and advantage of Digital India, service launched through Digital India and future scope of Digital India. The second main objective of this paper is to find out the limitations in implementing the digital India program. This paper is based upon the secondary data. With the help of digital India the rural areas will be connected to the internet & provide them access to basic online services. The main benefit of this programme is to save valuable time because people don’t need to stand in a Queue. Digital Locker, Bharat Net, e- Sign, e-Health, e-Education, e-Kranti, National Scholarship Portal, Swacch Bharat Mission, Wi-Fi Hotspots are the main service which is launched through Digital India. The expectation of India from the digital India programme is to improve the Information Technology interface for getting the maximum coverage with the help of e-Governance and e-Service in the world. A Digital interface is convenient to both the government as well as the public also. The main agenda of this scheme is that the government of India wants to build every family and every human being digitally empowered. Keywords: -Digital India, Government of India, Technology, e-Governance. INTRODUCTION This is the 21st Century and it this time India must struggle to meet the aspirations of its people where the services of the government can reach at door to door for the help of people and also contribute in the direction of a long-lasting positive impact.“India lives in villages” said the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. The former Prime Minister of India Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayeesaid said on a television on 22 March 1998 “The Government will strive hard to make India a global Information Technology power – specifically, [we will] make India one of the largest generators and exporters of software in the world – within 10 years”. The Prime Minister also recommend professionals to deal with the three national tasks in which he wants to enlarge the role of languages in computers, by using internet it improve the government-citizen interface and wants to improve facility of IT applications for rural development and agriculture. (Nikam et. al, 2004) According to a report of 2015, in India by 2019 around 2.5 lakh villages will have the phone connectivity and broadband connection also. With the help of Digital technique the country imports cost will be turn zero and India will have 4,00,000 Public Internet Access Points. The educational institutions which include schools and universities will also have Wi-Fi facility which is very helpful in different activity. The honorable prime minister said in his speech “I see technology as a means to empower and as a tool that bridges the distance between hope and opportunity& Digital India is an enterprise for India's transformation on a scale that is, perhaps, unmatched in human history”. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY To realize the concept and advantage of Digital India. Identify the main service launched through Digital India. Identify the future scope of Digital India. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY In research problem the data collection methods are an vital part. There are various ways of collecting the data. There are two ways of data collection primary data and secondary data. This paper is purely based upon the secondary data. Secondary data related to previous studies and other reliable sources like various journals books, and online magazines. Digital India is a very latest topic so the research journal on this topic is very few. DOI:10.24105/gjcmp.7.2.1803 14 REVIEW OF LITERATURE Kaur& Neena (2014) investigated the extent of ICT circulation in India and also estimate inter-state technology divide. The results of the study showed that the top ICT player states in India are mostly south countries like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and in north side countries Punjab, HP. and the poor player of digital India are Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa and Assam. The study showed that telecom diffusion index will affect the size of the digital divide between both the group large groups and little groups as well as between high groups and medium groups. During 2001-06 and 2006-12 for all states of India the change in the value of digital divide is negative. Mistry (2005) developed a theoretical frame to represent how the digital divine is formed and how it can be bridged a good framework in under-developed nations. The government role whether it is direct or indirect is famous in order to explain a variety of ways in which public institutions can make possible bridging the digital divide. With respect to economical development, the Government can also play a more direct role with the help of digital divine. James (2004) found that ICT in general and the internet usage is measured by the difference between rich and poor countries and the global digital divide was also measured in rich and poor countries. The problem was found in India which are the under developed countries that how can the uneducated people got advantage from the internet with lacking of the computers knowledge and internet connectivity. This problem can be solving with the help of intermediaries who can transfer the knowledge available on the technology to the illiterate person. By using this idea in India it is found that at least 30% people can take benefit from this idea. Digital India- What it means According to the Wikipedia website “Digital India is an plan by the Government of India to ensure that Government services are made available to citizens electronically by improving online infrastructure and by increasing Internet connectivity”. The scheme was started on 1 July 2015 by the great effort of our honorable Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi. Digital India is a programme to prepare India for a knowledge future. The main aim of this plan is to connect the rural areas with high-speed of network. Digital India is an motivated programme of the Indian Government whose cost is worth Rs 1,13,000 crores. Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DEITY) play a crucial role in implementation of digital India. This will impact on the ministry of Communication & IT, rural development, HR department & health department. The main focus of this project is to transformative the helps which prove the popular equation i.e. “IT+IT= IT, which means India Today + Information Technology = India Tomorrow”. Digital India is basically a joint effort of the Government of India to connect rural area with the help of internet & provide them access to basic online services. The aim of this programme is to change India into a digitally powerful society and knowledgeable country by influencing IT as a growth engine of new India.The main benefit of this programme is to save valuable time because people don’t need to stand in a Queue. There are three most important components of digital India which are following The formation of digital infrastructure Delivering the services digitally Digital literacy HOW DIGITAL INDIA CAN CHANGE OUR LIFE No more submitting documents: -As the part of the programme, the government has announced a Digital Locker service. The aim of this is that people able to store all the government issued documents in this digital locker & share these documents with government departments whenever required. No need for standing in queue to submit driving license application: - This mean that no longer have to go to the RTO office to submit your driving license application. A person can submit the application online. This application will be signed with your signature digitally & the payment of fee will be through government e-pay service. Internet in Panchayats: - As a part of Digital India programme, government is setting up Bharat Net, a high speed network for internet connectivity all over the country. Internet would use optical fiber cables & will enable Panchayat across the country to have high-speed web connectivity. Modern Post-offices: -Post-offices will work function as cyber cafes, which help those people also who don’t have the internet connection. With Digital India programme, the government wants to transform post offices into multi service kiosks. People can deliver e-mails through internet connected computers. Hotspots Everyone: -Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Help in Wi-Fi hotspots in all over India, so that people with laptops and smartphones can connect with Wi-Fi & access web service. BSNL has hotspots at 53 locations. At the end of 2015 BSNL wanted to cover 250 locations with at least 2500 hotspots in the country. Doctor Appointment Online: -As a part of Digital India programme, all the government hospital is connected with e-services. This programme is known as “The Online Registration System”. DOI:10.24105/gjcmp.7.2.1803 15 TOP 10 SERVICES LAUCHED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN DIGITAL INDIA 1. Digit Locker 2. Bharat net 3. My Gov App 4. e-Sign 5. National Scholarship Portal 6. Swacch Bharat Mission(SBM) App 7. e-Education 8. e-Health 9.